Collapsible toilet kit



June 20, 1933. A. wl-:lss

coLLAPsIBLE TOILET KIT Filed March 9, 1933 .ww I

@kg/9 s Patented lJune 1933 UNITED s'ra'rlszs` PATENT OFFICE" .ADOLPHWEISS, l' NEW YORK, N. Y., ABSIGNOB TO HEINRICH HEBBIANN WEISS, 0I' NEWYORK, N. Y., .Av COPAETNEBSHIP OQIPOSED 0F ADOLPH WEISS AND ROBERT:ammi:

COLLAPBIBLE TOILET KIT v This invention relates to collapsible toiletcasesand similar devices.

One object of this lnvention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed hav-' ing a case which is adapted to be opened up flat andhaving improved means for holding various articles in an uprightposition in the flat open position of the case with the latter acting asa base for said means."

Another object of the invention is to furnish a device of the nature setforth having side closure leavesinterconnected by a flat hin e portion,and a container normally dispose between said leaves and connected in animproved manner to said hinge portion Awithout the use of metallicfasteners such as rivets.. l

Another object of the invention-is to construct a device of the typementioned having marginal flexible portions and detachable fastenintherefor together with improved supp emental article carrying andsupporting means for the marginal portions.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of theclass referred .to having relatively few and simple parts, and which isinexpensive to manufacture, neat in appearance, compact, durable,reliable, and convenient and 'efficient in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe specilication proceeds. i

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novelcombinations and arrangements of arts hereinafter. described in theirpreerred embodiments, pointed out in the subjoined claims, andillustrated on the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated bythe same reference characters throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of a device embodying the invention.I

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlargedvertical sectional view taken on line 3 3 of- Fig. 2. I

Fig. 4 is a topplan `view of the device in open position.

* Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

ldevices .may be produced embodying less Fig. 6 is a vertical transversesectional view of a modification oftheinvention.I

Fig. 7 is afragmentary top plan view thereof.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are realized when allof its' features and instrumentalities are combinedv m one and the samestructure, but, useful than the whole.

It will be obvious to .those skilled in the art to which this inventionap`pertains, that the same may be incor rated in several differentconstructions. e accompanying drawing, therefore, is. submitted merelyas showing the preferred exemplification of the invention.

VReferrin in detail to the drawing, l0 denotes a evice embodying theinvention. The same ma be in the nature of a collapo sible toilet lntand may be lof rectangular J or other suitable shape and ma open `inany. desired manner so as to su stantially expose its contents. The kitmay be adapted to hold articles of any required type, as, for example,combs, brushes, razors, maninkring implements, soap containers, and theFor'purposes of illustration, the device 10 may1 include 'a case havingparallel leaves 11 and 12 that may be integrally connected together by`a flatv hinge portion 13. The elements 11, 12 and 13 may be made of aone piece elongated sheet 14 of stiff material such as cardboard, comosition material, or the like, having paral el fold portions or lines at15 extending transversely thereof. Extending along the hinge portionincluding the fold portions 15, a reenforcement strip of material 16 maybe provided secured to the sheet 14 as by adhesive.' A cover portion 17which may consist of a sheet of leather or other liexible material mayextend yover the outside of the sheet 14 and the'reenforcement 16. Ailexible Vlining 18 of fabric or thin leather may extend along theinside face of the sheet 14. A second reenforcement strip 19 as offabric or the likek may extend along and from a part of the hingeportion 13,

said strip being confined between the fold regions and overlying theadjacent portion of the lining 18. The reenforcement 19 may be securedin place by lines of stitching at 20 extendin Vthrough the outerreenforcement 16. T e external covering 17, which is a plied subsequentto they stitch` ing 20, and) the lining 18 may be continu- ,ouslysecured to the stiff sheet 14 in any manner well known in the art, as bythe employment of adhesive.

Extending along the outer edges of the leaves 11, 12 are similarmarginal portions 21, which may preferabl consist of any flexible stripmaterial suc as leather, that is shaped with fold portions at 22 at thecorners of the leaves, so as to provide top and side closure portions23, 24. These may be continuousl secured to the inner sides of therespective leaves 11, 12, as by lines of stitching 25 assing through theleaves and adjacent e( ges of the marginal flaps, whereby the latter maybe folded toward each other along lines 26. At the hinge portionl, theside closure elements 24 may have their ends 26a: infolded alongdiagonal gusset lines 27, at one end of the case, and at the oppositeend of the case, their end portions 28 may be infolded along diagonallines 29 and terminate at 30 at a substantial distance from the adjacentend of the case. The lilies of stitching 25 may l extend along the hingeportions as shown the case.

at 31 and 32 so as to secure the marginal flexible portions at theirfolds 27 and 29. For bringing together the marginal flex ible portionsedge to edge and releasably interconnecting the same, a slide fasteneris preferably utilized, the same having series ofrconventional hooks 33suitably secured to the edges oi' the marginal portions for interlockingas shown in Fig. 1, by a slide 34, that may be actuable by a chain 35.When the case is opened up flat as in Fig. 4, the slide 34 is movableinward to lie in the notch formed by the lines 29, so as to permit asuicient separation of the side closure portions 24 for complete openingof Vfhen the latter is closed, the slide lies at the opposite end of thecase at `36.,

Mounted on the hinge portion 13, independently of the leaves 11, 12, isa holding means or container 37 of any desired shape and construction.For example, the con (einer 37 may be of rectangular form, open at thetop 38 thereof, and the same may consist of stiff pa er or pressedcomposition material. The Ibottom 39 of the container, whose width maybe substantially equal to the inside dimension of the hinge portion 13,'

may be secured by adhesive to the reenforcement strip 19, and ma'completely overlie and cover the same. he particular utility andadvantage ofthis method and str cture for securing the container 37 isthat eaten- .container 37 uprig t ing elements such as rivets, which areconventionally used in the art, and4 which produce undue local strainsand frequently pull through the material, are replaced by a stitchedreenforcement such as 19 to which :the container may be reliablyfastened by adhesive, and whereb moreover, the interior of the containeris free of any appearance of fastening means.

It will be notedthat the end Wall '40 of the container 37 is moreremotely spaced from the adjacent end of the case, than the end wall 41,in order to clear the notch 29, 29 and afford suilicient spacing toreceive the slide 34. The height of the container 37 may be made asrequired, but is'preferably somewhat less than half of the height of thecase. Hence the container is upstanding with all parts thereof easilyaccessible when the case is opened up with the leaves 11, 12 and hinge13 lying fiat on a table or other su port. f

hile the container 37 is intended to receive various elongated orcylindrical articles such as a stick of shaving soap and the receptacletherefor, a shaving rush, and the like, which may be positioned inupstanding sidey by side osition in the container, .other means mayprovided for conveniently holding various accessories on the leaves 11,12. Thus strap elements 42, 43 may be secured to the respective leaves11, 12 as by spaced lines of stitching 44 and 45 to provide openingstherebetween for removably receivin articles such as combs, brushes, andtheglike, which are 'thus held snugly 1n place along the inside faces ofthe leaves and preferably above the container 37. The various articlesthat may rest on the leaves 11, 12 inflat open position` of the case,serve to hold down the leaves, the latter acting as a base for ade uatelmaintaining the the closed position of the device, the container 37 actsas reenforcement between the leaves 11 and 12, and permits the fullutilization of space that would otherwise be wasted.'

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a modification of the invention, which may beexactly similar to that hereinbefore described except that meansincludin an additional leaf such as 46 may be provi ed extending betweena leaf 12 and 'an adjacent sidewall of the container 37, and said leafhaving a stien- 19 and the bottom wall of the container 37.

The leaf 46 may consist of a stiff material and various thin flatarticles such as papers,

extend at -an edge 51 thereof adapted to abut the adjacent afford a comhandkercliiefs and the like may be disposed between the leaves 46 and12. Spacers 49 may be secured to the leaf 12 to maintain the leaves indesired relation to each other and iaitment 50. The stifl'ener portion47 may integral with the leaf 46 and angle thereto with' the free leaf11 and cooperate with a jamb strip V51a fixed to the leaf 11. A snapfastener 52 or the like may releasably interconnect a flap portion 23 oryother part of the case with the stiffenerelement 47 adjacent to theleaf 11, whereby the element .47 is prevented from deflecting downwardby a com ressive force on the case. The strength of t e snap -fastenermay be made sufficient for this purpose, or it may be coordinated so asto open and permit a downward spring of the stiffenei` element if thc kcompressive force becomes excessive. An article holding meansf such asthe strap 53 may be connected to the leaf 46 at spaced points 54.

In opening' the case, the slide fastener may be released, after whichthe snap fastener 52 may be opened so that the device lies in the flatposition as shown in Figi 7, with the leaf 46 resting on the leaf 12within the flexible marginal portions. However, if the compartment isalone to be opened, the snap fastener 52 may be allowed to remainclosed, in which case the leaf 46 and its stiffener portion 47 may forman enclosure for the container 37 for retention of the contents thereof,especially when the device rests on a side on the leaf 11, with thecontainer 37v openinghorizontally.

' tion being defined in It will be appreciated that various changes andmodifications may be made in the device as shown in the drawing, andthat the same is submitted in an illustrative and not in a limitingsense, the scope of the inventhe following claims.

I claim: c 1. A collapsible toilet kit having a plurality of side walls,hinge means interconnecting the side walls to lie in spaced relaj tionto each other, flexible marginal portions extending along the edges 'ofthe side walls to forman enclosure therewith and adapted to iufoldrelative to said edges, a slide fastener for interconnecting the ed s ofthe marginal portions, said margina -portions coacting with the slidefastener to form a .iotch at the hinge means at one end thereof, forreceiving vthe slide of said slide fastener, the marginal portionshaving gusseted connections with the side walls at the ends ofthe'inargijial portions at the opposite end ify the hinge means, aunitary elongated stiff container. alined with said notch andgussetedsconnections and secured to said hinge means in reenforcingrelation, said containei" terminating between the gusseted con-.iections and being arranged to clearf the vice' in the open positionnotch, the ends ofthe marginal rtions at said notch'being .securedbeneat 4the container, said container being independent of the sidewalls and reenforcing the same in the closed position of the device, andsaid container being maintained upright by the hinge means and the side,walls of the dethereof.

2. A device includin a container, a pair of side walls, means hingedlyinterconnecting the side walls to the container at opposite sidesthereof adjacent to the container bottom, said side walls being adaptedto extend alon the sides of the container, a leaf disposed etween thecontainer and an adjacent side wall, said leaf being hingedly connectedto the hinge means and hingcdly related to the adjacent side wall,spacer strip means betweenpthe leaf and the adjacent side wall to form acompartment therebetween, said container and the hingedly connected leafand side walls being angiilaily movable relatively to each other, andmeans `for detachably interconnecting the side walls along theedges'thereof. l

of side walls hingedly connected tothe container at opposite sidesthereof adjacent to the container bottom and adapted to extend along thesides of the container, a leaf hingedly connected to\ the container at asidel thereof adjacent to the bottom of the container and disposedbetween the latter and anA adjacent side wall,)said container and thehingedly ing angularly movable relatively7 to each other, and means fordetachably interconnecting the side walls along the edges. thereof,.theinterconnecting means including flexible wall said leaf having spacingstiflener means act-- ing between said side walls at the flexible wallportions, the flexible wall portion on a s ide of the container oppositeto said leaf having means for detachable connection with said lio leaf.v p

4.- A device including a container, a pair of, side walls hingedlyconnected to the con'- ta'iner at opposite sides thereof adjacent to thecontainer bottom and adapted to 115 extend along the sides of thecontainer, a leaf liingedly connected to the container at a side thereofadjacent to the bottom of the Acontainer and disposed between the latterand an adjacent side wall, 120

tener for connecting said marginal portions edge to edge, and said leafhaving stiffener 130 connected leaf and side walls beortions for therespective side walls, 1t

along the means .acting in separable spacing relation between said Vsidewalls at the marginal rtions, and one of the marginal portions havingmeans for detachable connection with the stiifener means. v 5. A deviceaccording to claim-4, wherein the .marginal 'portion havin thedetachable connecting lmeans is locate on an o osite side of,y thecontainer relatively to sal leaf.

6. A collapsible toilet kit having a plurality of side walls, hingemeans interconnecting the side Walls to lie 4in spaced relation to eachother, fiexible marginal ortions eX- tending along the edges of the sldewalls to forman enclosure therewith and adapted t0 infold relative tosaid'edges, a slide fastener for interconnecting-the edges of themarginal portions, said marginal portions coacting with the slidefastener to form a notch at the hinge means at one end thereof forreceivin the siide of the slide fastener, the margina portions havingend portions at said notch, a container alined with said notch andsecured to the hinge means so that the sidewalls are oppositelyangularly movable relatively thereto, said container being arranged toclear the notch and said end portions being secured beneath thecontainer.

7. A portabie case having a Wall strncture including hingedlyinterconnected side walls, flexible marginal portions connected to theedges of the side Walls at the inner faces thereof and extendingtherealong,

vmeans or detachably interconnectingsaid marginal portions edge to ed eto close the case, said marginai portions eing ada ted for infoidingrelative to the edges 0 the side walls in the open position of the case7said marginal portions extending to the hinge connection and havinggussetecl connection thereat with the Wall structure, a containerconnected to the hinge connection so that the side walls are oppositelyangularly movabie relatively thereto, and said marginal portions haveends secured be'- neath the container.

in testimony whereof afx my si nature.

ADOLPH W ISS.

